Higher sales and improved profitability of Jaguar and Land Rover (JLR) helped Tata Motors register strong revenues and profits of Rs 26,876 crore and Rs 1,989 crore, respectively, during April-June 2010. This is the company’s second best-ever results after January-March 2010.

The passenger cars and the commercial vehicle maker’s consolidated net profit jumped significantly from a loss of Rs 329 crore in June 2009.

The stock market responded strongly to the results as company’s share price jumped 4.2 per cent to close at an all-time high of Rs 957 per cent on Tuesday, making it the biggest gainer among Sensex companies.

The company saw a 64 per cent rise in net sales at Rs 26,876 crore in the first quarter against Rs 16,367 crore a year ago.